Rock Around the Clock

It wasn't clear to me if the dance last Saturday was a ward or stake function, although I assumed it was sponsored by the McMinnville Stake. Nonethe less the mere mention of a Gold and Green Ball brought back memories of girls in party dresses and semi-formal gowns. Corsages and boutonnières. White sport coats and pink carnations. All dressed up for the dance. The theme chosen - “The Fifties.” So interestingly the “Ball” became a “Hop”. This Gold and Green Ball was a sock hop. So in place of gowns, pedal pusher jeans. Hair done up in a pony tail. I’m not sure how the boys interpreted the look of the fifties, but as is apparent by the photo, Cassie was living the part of a teen in the era of the big bopper. Now if I remember correctly, an invitation to attend was extended by someone and I would have accepted. However, the real possibility of embarrassing myself and all of my family kept me from it. A sixty-six year old bopper is not a pretty sight. Cassie on the other hand…